§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many publications were issued by his Department in each of the last four years. [11834]
§ Mr. BlunkettThe number of publications issued each year by the Home Office Communication Directorate (CD) and the Research, Development and Statistics Directorate (RDS) since 1999 are as follows:
Financial year Total number of publications issued by CD and RDS 1 April 1999–31 March 2000 443 1 April 2000–31 March 2001 439 1 April 2001–to date1 373 1 31 October 2001 Figures are provided for the period from 1 April 1999. Before this date production was not centralised and it is therefore not possible to provide a complete list of publications prior to this date.
The publications produced reflect the full range of Home Office responsibilities, including for example, police recruitment and crime prevention materials, research reports, publications issued to victims of crime and advice on fire safety issues.